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Political snd Personal.

POLITICAL AMI Personal.
1he st. Louis delegation of invitation to
President Cleveland left for Washington |
Saturday evening.
President Cleveland is passing large
part Of his time at Oakview, doing much OF
his work there, though driving into the
White House daily.
DIR. f. ID. Standiford, died at Louisville, |
KY, on the 3tith, after a weeks illness,
brought on by the excessive heat aged 6.
He WAS the wealthiest citizen of Louisville,
and had been married to his third wife but
three weeks. He was railroad president,
banker and large farmer. He had aspira-
tons for the U. >. Senate and had been
making canvass to succeed Senator Beck.
Gen. j. w. Comfy, one of the generation
Of Ohio men, distinguished during the war,
died at Toledo July ot, of heart and lung
malady. He was 55 years old and leaves
two sons and a daughter He enlisted in
President Hayes regiment. rose to be Col
onel and Big Gen. by breast. He conducted
which year he was appointed Minister to
Honolulu, and remained there until lSS.S.
He then bought the Toledo Commercial
which he conducted until his death.
Brig. Gen. William Mckee Dunn, United
States army, retired, late judge advocate
general, died at his country residence Ma
plewoOds. Fairfax county, Va, July "a, in
bis seventy second year. He was born OH
the 18th of December, 1915, in what was then
education became q lawyer and served sew
eral terms in Congress; he served on Gen
McClellans staff and as assistant Judge ad-
vocate general during the war: Dec. l,
1879, he was appointed judge advocate gen
eral Of the army with the rank Of brgadier
40 hall r,ffi ,f i,rdey 0Av
cate general till Jan. y, 1881, when he was
placed on the retired list, having passed the
age Of sixty-two
The accident to Mrs. Gen. Logan turns out
to be more serious than at first reported.
DIR. Roberts, of Carbondale, ILL.,, where Mrs
Logan is, said Of her case on the 25th: Mrs.
LOgan's injuries are very serious Today,
for the first time since tn injuries she was
turned upon her left side, with soft pads
under her injured left arm. H left shoul-
der was crushed by the whe i of the buggy
running over it. The whole arm to the
elbow is blackened with bruises and th-
forearm to the wrist is slightly injured. Her
head was stepped upon on its top and left
side, the horses foot tearing the scalp loose
in concentric shape, making wound ais
| inches in length to the skull The skull is
| uninjured. She has suffered exceeding pain
at the shoulder an along the course of the
arm. We rejoice to say that she is improv-
ing In every respect
A Kansas City delegation, over 100, in
cluding ladies called on President Cleve-
land with an invitation to visit that city.
| The invitation was accepted, the President
saying the time of his visit would be be-
tween the lst and 18th Of October. The
/ Kansas City invitation is a large volume,
handsomely bound in sealskin and bearing
on white satin panel inserted in the cover
the words: "Kansas City, to President
Cleveland and Mrs. notwithstanding,
los7." The leaves Of the book contain alle-
of Kansas City and the states of Kansas
and Missouri, Texas, Colorado and the
Indian Territory. Then follow the 2l,e0O
signatures The President was introduced
to the ladies accompanying the party, who
told him frankly that they were not half rs
desirous of seeing him in Kansas City as
they were Mrs. Cleveland.
President John Taylor Of the Mormon
church, who has lived in hiding from the
United Stales authorities since July l. 1855,
died at Salt Lake City, July a6, aged q
y, ars. He was born in Westmorland
county, England, and came to Canada
when ~ years of age. he there married
Lenora Cannon. an aunt of Geo O. Cannon,
late delegate to Congress from Utah. He
and his wife joined the church of the Latter
Day Saints, under the teaching of Parley p.
Pratt, who visited Toronto and at once re-
moved to Kirkland, Ohio. then, Gs:sS) the
headquarters of the church. When Joe
Smith and the MOrmons were driven from
Ohio, and later from NauvOo Ills. he shared
in all the misfortunes of the sect and pushed
on with the rest to Salt Lake. He was
| early confirmed as one of the Twelve Apos-
ties and stood next to Brigham Young sue
ceeding him as the head Of the church on his
ting pOlygamous Mormonism; after his in
dictment under the Edmunds law he disap
peared from public view. He had literary
attainments and huency of speech, and
went on several preaching missions tc
foreign lands, chief among which was one
OF the earliest to Great Britain; those te
France and Germany, from 1919 to 1852
| when he arranged for and superintended the
translation of the Book of Mormon into the
French and German languages, and in latel
years in the Easte II States, when he pub
lished the Mormon newspaperin New York
For several years he was speaker of ths
territorial house of representatives, was
twice elected territorial superintendent o
schools, and also acted as probate judge il
Utah county.
Ohio Republicans.
The Republican State convention fol
Ohio, met at Toledo July 70, and was callet
to order at p. M, Hon. Daniel Ryan o
Portsmouth being made temporary chair
; man and A. J. Donaldson temporary secre
tary. The usual committees were ap
pointed on the call of the congressona
! districts. Gen. Grosvener of Athens, got th
3 floor to propose = resolution. Gen. keife
J moved that all resolutions be sent t,
! the committee on resolutions, without de
y bate, and the motion prevailed. Gen
GrOsvener's s resolution was read, as follows
i Recognizing, as the Republicans Of Oni'
always have, the gifted a,d tried states
tsvS
i loyal and unfaltering in their devotion t
> the success of the organization in lsSs
2 under whatever standard bearer tn
8 Republican national convention may select
i they have just pride in the record All,
! career Of John Sherman as member Of th
Republican party, and as a statesman Q
fidelity, large experience and great ability
8 His career as statesman tegan with til
r birth of the Republican party; he ha
!, grown and developed with the growth Q
g are stamped upon the records of the part
and the statutes and C institution OF tn
8 country; and believing that his nominatio
r for the office Of president would be wis
and judicious, we respectfully present hi
r name to the people of the United States a
q candidate, and announce our hearty an
. cordial support Of him for that office.
Amor Smith of Cincinnati presented
q series Of resolutions signed by 400 men
d bers of the 18th ward Republican club ,
k- / tudL clCys eHuOTSluR SuerlndH LOT ITcSluen
d Col. J. &. Munson of GAINESVILLE, repr.
J: senting the Blaine men, offered the follow
d ing resolution: "That we hereby pledge til
' united aud enthusiastic support Of the Il.
: publicans of Ohio to the nominee of til
next national Republican convention, an,
in this connection, we call the attention .
the Republicans of Ohio to the eminent sci
Y vices and splendid career of the Hon Joh
i Sherman.
8 The convention then adjourned until 10 q
i m. Thursday. 1t was said that as the con
q mittee on resolutions was composed Of 81,
g teen Sherman men and five Blaine, that
. Sherman resolution would lie recommends
& to the convention. The Sherman questio
% overshadowed all other topics the convsl
4 ton was called to pass upon.
SECOND DAY.
n The convention was called to order
10 p. M, and received the reports of Il
committees, all of which We're formal
- adoDted without any discussion by a viz